Tom Ewell (1909–1994) |
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Beleaguered character actor Tom Ewell, the unlikely film and TV star with the trademark lumpy figure and droopy, lugubrious mug, was born Samuel Yewell Tompkins on April 29, 1909, in Kentucky. His family tried to steer him towards a law career but he chose the path of acting instead after becoming involved in college productions at the University ...
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Born:in Owensboro, Kentucky, USADied:(age 85) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actor (70 credits)
Actor (70 credits)
1981-1982
Best of the West
(TV Series)
Doc Kullens
Doc Kullens
- The Funeral
(1982)
... Doc Kullens
- Sam's Life Is Threatened
(1982)
... Doc Kullens
- Elvira's Old Beau
(1982)
... Doc Kullens
- The Pretty Prisoner
(1982)
... Doc Kullens
- Daniel Fights a Bully
(1982)
... Doc Kullens
1979
Eischied
(TV Series)
Super
Super
- Only the Pretty Girls Die: Part 2
(1979)
- Only the Pretty Girls Die: Part 1
(1979)
... Super
1975-1978
Baretta
(TV Series)
Billy Truman
Billy Truman
- The Bundle
(1978)
... Billy Truman
- It's a Boy
(1978)
... Billy Truman
- Lyman P. Dokker, Fed
(1977)
... Billy Truman
- The Runaways
(1977)
... Billy Truman
- Not on Our Block
(1977)
... Billy Truman
1978
Fantasy Island
(TV Series)
Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan
Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan
- The Over-the-Hill Caper/Poof, You're a Movie Star
(1978)
... Burt 'Fingers' Lonegan
1974
The Wide World of Mystery
(TV Series)
Lebow
Lebow
- The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
(1974)
... Lebow
1973
The New Temperatures Rising Show
(TV Series)
Harry Butler
Harry Butler
- Diagnosis: Who Knows?
(1973)
... Harry Butler
1972
Search for Tomorrow
(TV Series)
Sheriff Bill Lang (1972)
Sheriff Bill Lang (1972)
- Episode #1.5537
(1972)
... Sheriff Bill Lang (1972)
- Episode #1.5536
(1972)
... Sheriff Bill Lang (1972)
- Episode #1.5535
(1972)
... Sheriff Bill Lang (1972)
- Episode #1.5534
(1972)
... Sheriff Bill Lang (1972)
- Episode #1.5533
(1972)
... Sheriff Bill Lang (1972)
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(TV Series)
Deputy Treadwell
Deputy Treadwell
- The Root of It All
(1971)
... Deputy Treadwell
1971
The Name of the Game
(TV Series)
District Attorney Simpson
District Attorney Simpson
- A Sister from Napoli
(1971)
... District Attorney Simpson
1970
The Virginian
(TV Series)
Hoy Valentine
Hoy Valentine
- With Love, Bullets and Valentines
(1970)
... Hoy Valentine
1970
The Governor & J.J.
(TV Series)
Uncle Charley
Uncle Charley
- Charley's Back in Town
(1970)
... Uncle Charley
1965
Burke's Law
(TV Series)
Leander Clement
Leander Clement
- Who Killed Nobody Somehow?
(1965)
... Leander Clement
1964
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Hector Heatherton
Hector Heatherton
- The Hector Heatherton Story
(1964)
... Hector Heatherton
1963
The Dick Powell Theatre
(TV Series)
Congressman Albert Higgins
Congressman Albert Higgins
- The Honorable Albert Higgins
(1963)
... Congressman Albert Higgins
1960-1961
The Tom Ewell Show
(TV Series)
Tom Potter
Tom Potter
- Mr. Memory
(1961)
... Tom Potter
- Our Vacation
(1961)
... Tom Potter
- Never Do Business with Relatives
(1961)
... Tom Potter
- Passenger Pending
(1961)
... Tom Potter
- Handy Man
(1961)
... Tom Potter
1959
General Electric Theater
(TV Series)
John Emmet Owens
John Emmet Owens
- The Day of the Hanging
(1959)
... John Emmet Owens
1959
The United States Steel Hour
(TV Series)
Barney Henderson
Barney Henderson
- The Square Egghead
(1959)
... Barney Henderson
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(TV Series)
Albert Pelham
Albert Pelham
- The Case of Mr. Pelham
(1955)
... Albert Pelham
1948-1949
Actor's Studio
(TV Series)
- A Reputation
(1949)
- Concerning a Woman of Sin
(1949)
- The Little Wife
(1949)
- Ropes
(1948)
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Soundtrack (3 credits)
Soundtrack (3 credits)
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Self (20 credits)
Self (20 credits)
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Archive footage (17 credits)
Archive footage (17 credits)
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Stage: Appeared (as "Simon") in "Family Portrait" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Lenore J. Coffee and William J. Cowen. Incidental music by Lehman Engel. Scenic Design / Costume Design by Harry Horner. Directed by Margaret Webster (also in cast as "Mary Magdala"). Morosco Theatre: 8 Mar 1939-Jun 1939 (closing date unknown/111 ... See more »Alternate Names:
Tommy EwellHeight:
5' 10¾" (1.8 m)
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